1. Mr. Sarat Kumar Jena, learned counsel for the
appellants by filing a memo prays to not press the
criminal appeal of appellant No.1- Sania Gouda and
accordingly, Criminal Appeal qua the appellant No.1-
Sania Gouda stands disposed of as not pressed and the
present Criminal Appeal is only confined to appellant
No.2- Siba Nahak.
2. This Criminal Appeal in nature of Section 14-A
of the Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989 together with amendment Act, 2016
(in short, “the Act”) by the appellant-Siba Nahak is
directed against the impugned order dated 21.07.2025
passed in GR Case No.12 of 2025 by which the learned
Addl. Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Chatrapur, Dist-
Ganjam has refused to grant bail to the appellant in
connection with Ganjam PS Case No.209 of 2025 for
commission of offence punishable U/Ss.126(2)/ 296/
115(2)/ 118(1)/ 117(2)/ 109/ 351(2)/ 351(3)/ 3(5) of
BNS r/w Sec.3(1)(r)(s) /3(1)(s)/3(2)(va) of the Act, on
the main allegation of attempting to the life of the injured
Rinki Behera and Bhima Tarei @ Tarai belonging to SC
community by assaulting them with deadly weapons
along with co-accused by taking advantage of the caste
of the injured persons.
